At the 1978 international conference on primary health care, the Alma Ata Declaration made ‘health for all’ a universal goal. However, the health goals of the vulnerable and marginalized groups have been largely unmet in India. Despite the launch of Millennium Development Goals at the global level and several health reforms at the national level, the health outcomes are far from being satisfactory. The out-of-pocket expenditure on medical care is, perhaps, the biggest cause of pauperization for India’s population.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Akram is teaching in the department of Sociology and Social Work, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Earlier, he has taught postgraduate and undergraduate students at Government Post-Graduate College, Pratapgarh (Rajasthan) for more than eight years. He has written extensively on issues related to health, sexual behaviour, sustainable development, education, human rights, and tribal communities. He has to his credit several research papers and articles published in nationally and internationally reputed journals. As an activist, he is also closely related with many NGOs and other socially active groups.
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